| Litigants: | Shurtleff v. United States |
| Arguedate: | January 20 |
| Argueyear: | 1903 |
| Decidedate: | April 6 |
| Decideyear: | 1903 |
| Fullname: | Ferdinand N. Shurtleff v. United States |
| Usvol: | 189 |
| Uspage: | 311 |
| Holding: | The President can, by virtue of his powers under the Appointments Clause, remove an officer of the United States. Absent an express law to the contrary, Congress will not be presumed to have taken away this power. |
| Majority: | Peckham |
| Joinmajority: | unanimous |
| Lawsapplied: | U.S. Const. art. II, ยง 2, cl. 2 |
Shurtleff v. United States, 189 U.S. 311 (1903), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the President's removal power under the Appointments Clause.